April 9 , 2015
Structure + Soften
Can you consider the barbate iris this yr ? Even when not in blush , I like them for drouth noncompliant garden structure all twelvemonth .
A guessing on my way to work .
Dutch irises do n’t keep their leafage , but what an inexpensive replication investment in spring ! Here ’s mine withSalvia greggii .
OurViewer Picturegoes to collegiateAnna Provenzanofor this shot in her parent ’ garden !
MyAgave striatain its new sheer pot structures up a florific bed — and yes , I just made up that word . A sea of aptenia replaced smoke in front , passalong cuttings from Eric Pedley .
To pair morphologic succulent with inflorescence tree and perennials , Eric fromEast Austin Succulentsand Lindsey Mayer fromTillery Street Plant Companyteam up withTom this week .
On the structural side , Eric presents flyspeck moth-eaten - hardyEcheveria agavoides .
Since it likes a rupture from sun , team it with Lindsey ’s tea tree ( Leptospermum scoparium ) to fill in it a bit . This is not the tree for herbal oil , but she report that it bloom constantly and is their biggest bee attractor at Tillery Street . grow to about 10 foot .
Eric sum up one of his best-loved American aloe , A. lophantha‘Quadricolor ’ .
For sun to part wraith , Lindsey selects Mangave ‘ Bloodspot ’ , more stale hardy than other mangaves .
For well - drain grunge in sun , Eric selects cold hardyAloe maculata(also calledsaponaria ) . Recently I lose it these along Manor Road , covered with bees . miss the hummingbirds , but they love them , too !
Lindsey counter with bee - beloved companions blackfoot daisy and four - nerve daisy . Even in my Orient Austin wakeless territory , this front chiliad near me sports them both , along with structuralYucca rostradaand groundcover silver ponyfoot . Watch now to see out more !
Daphne ’s Plant of the Week , Silver ponyfoot ( Dichondra argentea ) , qualifies as structural ground cover . Along with its silvern contrast , its tight clusters of centre - forge cupped leafage complement upright industrial plant and coruscate in aurora dew .
Desert willowis a structural small tree that lightly shade succulent . Hummingbirds zoom straight for its summer flowers . But what to do when a raccoon chomps the main trunk , asks Gail Allen , Landscape Manager atNatural Bridge Caverns?Get Daphne ’s options .
To cover a structure , what about sponge gourd gourd vine to make your own inexpensive sponges for peel and pot scrub ? I snapped this last fall atLake Austin Spa Resort , so drop the scrumptious yellow efflorescence that bees make love .
Trisha Shirey explain how to growthese summer calabash from inexpensive seeds and flex them into LOTS of sponges this fall . Holiday gifts galore !
On circuit , Havilah and Ryan Gee revamped their front railway yard with waterwise “ Austin stylishness . ”
trusted , their mansion came with structure — straight - delineate supergrass and foundation shrubs . Not their manner . When oak wilt cut down their tree diagram , they enlisted land designerElizabeth McGreevy(hamming it up ! ) to sprain their front grounds into a resort , not a pass through .
For a sportsmanlike geometric look that stop and trickles water , Elizabeth chose tiered beds with concrete “ curbs . ” The Gees fill them with agaves from craigslist , sedum , herbs , and veggie to apportion with the neighbor .
Elizabeth played off the geometry of the curving path .
To unify spaces without cluttering , Elizabeth planted swatch . Bamboo muhly softens the freshly extend front porch .
‘ Desert Museum ’ Paloverde gently heighten with distinctive fleeceable multi - trunked structure .
Bees love flower that flower from spring through spill .
Texas sedges frame the patio where Elizabeth used quarter inch minus limestone that throng well , deters weeds , and lets rainfall ooze through gently .
Elizabeth knows how to magnify contrasts , like this invaluable squad of silvery ponyfoot and Turks cap .
Silver ponyfoot sets off ‘ Cavalier ’ zoysia that Ryan engraft . Another indulgent contrast , it ’s also no piddle hog , since he establish it mysterious and seldom mows . He and their son lie on it at night to track the stars .
See it all now !
Thanks for give up by ! See you next week , Linda
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